ResMed announced that is has completed the acquisition of HB Healthcare (HBH) to help millions of South Koreans living with sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions. HBH, a fast-growing privately owned South Korean home medical equipment provider, serves both reimbursed and cash-pay customers of sleep […]
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Bleep DreamPort Now Available
Bleep’s proprietary adhesive design means no headgear and a leak-free seal. Gone are the morning facial marks experienced by many users. The Bleep DreamPort is one-size fits all and the lightest CPAP interface in the world. “Our Bleep DreamPort Solution offers unparalleled strapless comfort making CPAP therapy a great experience for most users,” said Founder and CEO Stuart Heatherington, RPSGT. “We […]
National Sleep Foundation’s 2019 Sleep in America® Poll Shows Disciplined Sleepers Reap Reward
The National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF) annual Sleep in America® poll shows that disciplined sleepers can afford the occasional shift of at least one-hour in their sleep schedules without paying the price the following day. These individuals also scored an average of 6 to 11 points higher on the Foundation’s Sleep […]
Philips Global Sleep Survey Shows We Want Better Sleep, But Only If It Comes Easily
44% of adults surveyed globally admit their sleep has worsened in the last five years 8 in 10 adults worldwide want to improve the quality of their sleep, but the majority (60%) have not sought help from a medical professional Royal Philips announced the findings from its annual global sleep […]
Wakefulness 五月 Predict if Patients Able to Breathe on Their Own
Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or breathing machine, if they have higher levels of wakefulness and both their right and left brains experience the same depth of sleep, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory […]
New Research Shows Link between Exfoliation Syndrome and Pulmonary Disease
New research involving New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai shows a link between patients with XFS and pulmonary disease. The results have been published in the 二月 issue of Glaucoma Ophthalmology. Exfoliation syndrome is the most common recognizable cause of open-angle glaucoma worldwide. This systemic disorder is associated […]
Philips Adds H2O to DreamStation GO
Philips just announced the anticipated addition of heated humidification to its DreamStation Go CPAP system. DreamStation Go’s heated humidifier enables those living with obstructive sleep apnea to easily travel while still receiving therapy with humidification that is essential to their quality of sleep and overall health. Research on the effects of […]
HHS’s New Rules on Interoperability and Patient Access
By Kevin Fleming Just last week, two departments within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new rules that recognize an important and accelerating dynamic in the healthcare industry, patient consumerism. These rules were designed to further the industry’s transition into a modern, consumer-driven operating model. Though […]
Improved Sleep a Benefit of Virta Diabetes Treatment
Emerging Evidence Suggests that Sleep Quality Improves with Virta Health’s Novel Care Model and Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Virta Health, the first company with a treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes (T2D) without the use of medications or surgery, announced the publication of new peer-reviewed […]
Teleflex Awarded SURPASS Agreement with Premier
Teleflex Incorporated has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for SURPASS with Premier. Effective 一月 1, 2019, the new agreement offers Teleflex’s broad range of respiratory disposable products to Premier members. “This highly committed purchasing program provides SURPASS members an opportunity to consolidate their respiratory purchases with one sole-source supplier,” […]













